search

Search the National Library's catalog - books, newspapers, journals, photos, maps, music, manuscripts, radio/TV and more, both physical and digitized. Digitized text (OCR) is matched too by default, so a query can surface newspaper or book pages that mention a term even when it's not in the title.

Signature: search(q: string, required; media_type: string, optional, default None; language: string, optional, default None; county: string, optional, default None; year_from: integer, optional, default None; year_to: integer, optional, default None; digital_only: yes/no, optional, default False; sort: string, optional, default None; page: integer, optional, default 0; size: integer, optional, default 10; limit: integer, items, optional, default 25; offset: integer, items, optional, default 0)

Direct GET

For navigating agents: open the HTML page with parameters in the URL. The result is fetched and displayed without screenshots or form filling.

Open this validated HTML GET URL

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search/?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace {q}, {media_type}, {language}, {county}, {year_from}, {year_to}, {digital_only}, {sort}, {page}, {size} with values. Remove unused optional parameters from the URL.

For software and dashboards: Read the operation descriptor. The JSON GET template is https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0. Open this exact request as JSON.

Parameter	Requirement	JSON type	Description
`q`	required	string	Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.
`media_type`	optional	union	Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.
`language`	optional	union	Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.
`county`	optional	union	Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".
`year_from`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`year_to`	optional	union	Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).
`digital_only`	optional	boolean	Only items that have been digitized.
`sort`	optional	union	One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).
`page`	optional	integer	Zero-based page index.
`size`	optional	integer	Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).
`limit`	optional	integer	Gateway page size; default 25, maximum 100.
`offset`	optional	integer	Number of list items to skip; default 0.

Generated JavaScript, Python and response structure

Use JSON when the user requests code, machine-readable data, value extraction or further computation. Use the HTML GET page to identify the correct source and verify parameters.

Example for generated JavaScript and Python

https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0

Replace URL placeholders and remove unused optional parameters.

JavaScript in a dashboard

const url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0";
const response = await fetch(url);
if (!response.ok) {
  const failure = await response.json();
  throw new Error(`${failure.error.code}: ${failure.error.message} ${failure.suggestion}`);
}
const result = await response.json();
const data = result.data;

Python without additional packages

import json
from urllib.request import urlopen

url = "https://allemannsdata.com/wiki/api/v1/kilder/nasjonalbiblioteket/search?q={q}&media_type={media_type}&language={language}&county={county}&year_from={year_from}&year_to={year_to}&digital_only=false&sort={sort}&page=0&size=10&limit=25&offset=0"
with urlopen(url) as response:
    result = json.load(response)
data = result["data"]

Response structure

{
  "source": "nasjonalbiblioteket",
  "operation": "search",
  "parameters": {},
  "data": {},
  "entities": [],
  "_meta": {"retrieved_at": "...", "sources": [], "cache": {}},
  "_links": {"self": "...", "source": "...", "wiki": "...", "feedback": "..."}
}

Form for manual use

The form is a fallback for people and browser agents that cannot open the GET URL directly.

q (required) Type: string. Free-text query. Supports field-restricted terms too, e.g. "subject:fiske year:1970" combined with free text.

media_type Type: string. Restrict to one type, e.g. aviser (newspapers), bøker (books), tidsskrift (journals), bilder (photos), musikk, kart (maps), film, plakater (posters), noter (sheet music), radio, fjernsyn. See get_aggregations(q="*", group_by="mediatype") for the full list with counts.

language Type: string. Language filter - values are inconsistent in the catalog (mixes codes like "nob" and labels like "Norsk bokmål"); check get_aggregations(q=q, group_by="languages") first if unsure.

county Type: string. Norwegian county name, e.g. "Troms", "Oslo".

year_from Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

year_to Type: integer. Restrict to items published/issued in this year range (inclusive).

digital_only Type: yes/no. Only items that have been digitized.

sort Type: string. One of date, title, otherid, firstDigitalContentTime, optionally suffixed ",desc" (default: relevance).

page Type: integer. Zero-based page index.

size Type: integer. Results per page, 1 to 100 (default 10).

Result

Source: National Library of Norway. Retrieved 2026-10-02T18:34:57Z in 0.751 seconds.

total:

174

page:

size:

items:

10 results

id:
6699846fc23d718c7d5bb8c7833c9f1c
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_807e5d95-b958-4ed8-ad5a-c76f5baeffe7
title:
NAForum (trykt utg.) : medlemsblad for Norsk anestesiologisk forening. 2022 Vol. 35 Nr. 1
creators:
1 results
1. Norsk anestesiologisk forening
year:
2022
publisher:
Norsk anestesiologisk forening
media_types:
1 results
1. tidsskrift
languages:
5 results
1. eng
2. nob
3. mul
4. nno
5. dan
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_plikttidsskrift_807e5d95-b958-4ed8-ad5a-c76f5baeffe7_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/6699846fc23d718c7d5bb8c7833c9f1c
id:
5e400f4dc912b64a27cf454e2cc69f5b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_indheredsposten_null_null_19000821_39_66_1
title:
Indherredsposten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19000821
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Trøndelag
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_indheredsposten_null_null_19000821_39_66_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5e400f4dc912b64a27cf454e2cc69f5b
id:
77a18f0bfc903062c9e8984d98ad8b29
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_hamarstiftstidendeatten_null_null_18981129_2_289_1
title:
Hamar Stiftstidende (1866-1916)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
18981129
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Innlandet
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_hamarstiftstidendeatten_null_null_18981129_2_289_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/77a18f0bfc903062c9e8984d98ad8b29
id:
8a4753fd9d9b8d65619e4e578f44cae9
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gjoviksbladattenattifire_null_null_19040315_44_34_1
title:
Gjøviks Blad (1884-1920)
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19040315
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Innlandet
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_gjoviksbladattenattifire_null_null_19040315_44_34_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/8a4753fd9d9b8d65619e4e578f44cae9
id:
5661eb3cfab28e4cb6c0898dbda5823d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_grimstadposten_null_null_19140220_21_21_1
title:
Grimstad-posten
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19140220
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Agder
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_grimstadposten_null_null_19140220_21_21_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/5661eb3cfab28e4cb6c0898dbda5823d
id:
33b000f4aa1504ba374b91b6529d6530
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_arbeidet_null_null_19021022_10_243_1
title:
Arbeidet
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19021022
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_arbeidet_null_null_19021022_10_243_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/33b000f4aa1504ba374b91b6529d6530
id:
12ba326d1a1eb84163aa449a49fe50ec
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_levangeravisa_null_null_19790206_1_15_1
title:
Levanger-Avisa
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19790206
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Trøndelag
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbync
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_levangeravisa_null_null_19790206_1_15_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/12ba326d1a1eb84163aa449a49fe50ec
id:
bd200d81f1735f1a328c7ae210d2fc8d
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_nordlys_null_null_19350115_34_12_1
title:
Nordlys
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19350115
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Troms
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_nordlys_null_null_19350115_34_12_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/bd200d81f1735f1a328c7ae210d2fc8d
id:
0c81e6432c0f73a3ef633ed47718db64
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_arbeidet_null_null_19010812_9_183_1
title:
Arbeidet
creators:
not reported by source
year:
19010812
publisher:
not reported by source
media_types:
1 results
1. aviser
languages:
1 results
1. Norsk bokmål
county:
Vestland
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
ccbyncnd
viewability:
ALL
access_allowed_from:
EVERYWHERE
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_digavis_arbeidet_null_null_19010812_9_183_1-1_001_null/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/0c81e6432c0f73a3ef633ed47718db64
id:
343ce6ccb669a55de7ce410ef570833b
urn:
URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000067516
title:
Newborn stabilization and resuscitation : with emphasis on airway management, support of transition, guideline adherence and short-term outcomes
creators:
1 results
1. Berisha, Gazmen
year:
2026
publisher:
Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
media_types:
1 results
1. bøker
languages:
1 results
1. eng
county:
not reported by source
digital:
yes
public_domain:
no
license:
copyrighted
viewability:
NONE
access_allowed_from:
NB
thumbnail:
https://www.nb.no/services/image/resolver/URN:NBN:no-nb_pliktmonografi_000067516_0001/full/0,128/0/native.jpg
viewer_url:
https://www.nb.no/items/343ce6ccb669a55de7ce410ef570833b

limit:

offset:

returned:

has_more_results:

yes

truncated:

yes

next_offset:

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How an AI agent should use this page

Ground rule: Navigate with HTML GET links to keep explanations and relationships. Use the page's JSON alternative only when concrete values must be extracted, compared or computed.

How to use the search lookup

Replace the placeholders in the HTML GET template; remove optional parameters you do not need.
Check types, units, limits and ID formats in the parameter table.
Follow linked results to canonical pages before combining sources.

Misreading to avoid: An empty list means "no results for this lookup". An error message or unavailable source does not mean the data does not exist.

Source-specific next step

Go to the source page for other operations. Use the JSON template only after the HTML result shows that the parameters and source are correct.

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